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Michigan, 11-15 October. The fiveday conference will bring together
nearly 2,000 practicing engineers,
researchers, and other professionals
for interactive and multidisciplinary
discussions on the latest advances in
various areas related to energy conversion. Each year, this annual conference brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers, engineers, and scientists from all over
the world to present and exchange
breakthrough ideas.
In his opening message, the ECCE
2020 General Chair Prof. Yunwei (Ryan)
Li of the University of Alberta, Canada, invited the power electronics community to come and share insights
into recent research and cutting-edge
technologies in electrical and electromechanical energy conversion. With
the lively presence of talented researchers, practicing engineers, and
other professionals, the atmosphere
will be enlightening and reinvigorating, he said.
In addition to peer-rev iewed
technical presentations, ECCE 2020

will offer special panel sessions,
interactive town hall sessions, and
tutorials as well as plenary talks
and the exposition. More than 35
exhibitors will showcase state-ofthe-art technologies, products, and
solutions, creating a highly interactive networking environment when
combined with the poster sessions
and student demonstrations on the
same floor.
The special sessions at ECCE
2020 are strongly oriented toward
the latest industrial interests. They
offer a way to explore and discover
the latest technology trends and
analysis techniques as well as the
most recent collaboration opportunities between industry and academia, whereas the tutorials present solutions to practical problems
faced by practicing engineers. More
than 20 special sessions will be hosted this year. Key topics include applications of wide-bandgap power electronics, electric machines, drives
and propulsion in electric vehicle,
aircra ft a nd aerospace systems,

renewable energy generation, power
electronic intensive power systems,
and dc technologies.
Together, the IEEE IAS and PELS
have prov ided 30 st udent t ravel
grants (US$500 each) to financially
support their student members to attend ECCE 2020. To qualify for the
travel grant, you must be 1) a PELS
or IAS student member, 2) a presenting author (oral or poster), 3) willing
to perform some volunteer duties
during the conference, and 4) fully
registered for the conference. Awardees are selected by a PELS/IAS committee based on the qualifications
and financial need of the applicant.
A check for US$500 will be issued to
the awardees during the conference
along with a W-9 (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) or W-8 (others) tax
form submission.
Because ECCE 2020 will colocate
with the IEEE IAS Annual Meeting,
attendees will be able to choose to
register for only ECCE, or to jointly
register for ECCE and the IAS Annual
Meeting at a reduced combined rate.

by K. Biju

Successful Inaugural Edition
of IEEE PESGRE 2020

n 2-4 January 2020, the first
biennial IEEE International
Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable
Energy (PESGRE 2020) was held at
Le Meridien Kochi in Cochin, Kerala, India. Approximately 450 power
electronics and energy systems professionals and researchers from
15 countries attended this conference for an exciting and productive
three days of nonstop activities,
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FIG 1 Approximately 450 power electronics engineers representing 15 countries
attend PESGRE 2020 in Cochin, Kerala, India. (Source: IAS/IES/PELS Joint Chapter
Kerala; used with permission.)

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